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The number of people living in San Francisco with a job slipped from an upwardly revised record 526,500 in May to 526,100 in June but remains 19,300 higher on a year-over year basis. At the same time, East Bay employment increased by 2,200 to a record 1,303,000, up 28,000... Read More »

The number of people living in San Francisco with a job reached a record 525,600 in May, an increase of 1,700 as compared to the month before and 19,900 more employed than at the same time last year. There are now 60,100 more people living in San Francisco with... Read More »

With employment on the rise and an uptick in economic activity, the Fed appears to be on track for a half-point increase in interest rates by the end of the year with expectations of another full point being added in 2016. The increases should continue to drive mortgage rates, which... Read More »

The number of people living in San Francisco with a job continues to climb and hit a new all-time high of 524,100 in April, an increase of 2,000 from the month before. There are currently 20,300 more people living in the city with paychecks than at the same time... Read More »

With the state’s latest labor force revisions and refinements now complete, the estimated number of people living in San Francisco who have a job now measures 520,900, a nominal increase of 400 since the beginning of the year but also a new all-time high. Since January of 2010, the... Read More »

On the heels of a typical seasonal dip in January, the estimated number of people living in San Francisco with a job increased by 3,800 to a record 520,500 in February and the unemployment rate in the city is back below 4 percent (3.8). That’s 19,500 more people living... Read More »

Following a once-a-year benchmarking, a revision to the data which incorporates additional inputs and refined estimation techniques, the unemployment rate in San Francisco is back above 4 percent. But the estimated number of people living in San Francisco who have a job now measures 516,700. That’s 33,900 higher than... Read More »

Employment in San Francisco hit a new all-time high in December and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.8 percent, the first time the unemployment rate in the city has been under 4 percent since 2007 and the lowest rate in nine years. The drop in San Francisco’s unemployment rate... Read More »

Following twelve straight months of growth and having hit an all-time high in October, employment in San Francisco was relatively unchanged in November as the labor force dipped by 100 and the number of city residents collecting a paycheck slipped by 200 to 481,700. That’s 22,900 more residents employed... Read More »

Employment in San Francisco has hit another all-time high as the number of city residents with paychecks increased by 4,300 in October and now totals 481,900 with an unemployment rate of 4.3 percent, the lowest unemployment rate since 2008. That’s 25,500 more residents employed in San Francisco than at the... Read More »

Employment in San Francisco has reached another all-time high as the number of residents with a paycheck increased by 1,300 last month and now totals 477,600 with an unemployment rate of 4.4 percent, the second lowest rate since 2008, according to California’s Employment Development Department. That’s 17,600 more people employed... Read More »

Employment in San Francisco has reached another all-time high as the number of San Francisco residents with a paycheck jumped by 5,500 last month – the largest increase in a single month since the end of 2009 – and now totals 476,300 with an unemployment rate of 4.7 percent, according... Read More »

While the unemployment rate in San Francisco ticked up from 4.6 percent to 4.9 percent in July due to a sharp increase in the size of the city’s labor force, the largest increase in over four years, the number of San Francisco residents with jobs increased by 3,600 last... Read More »

While the unemployment rate in San Francisco ticked up from 4.4 percent to 4.6 percent last month as the size of the city’s labor force grew, the number of San Francisco residents with jobs increased by 700 and employment in San Francisco has hit a new all-time high. According... Read More »

With the number of San Francisco residents with jobs having increased by 600 over the past month and up 9,400 over the past year, the unemployment rate in the city has dropped to 4.4 percent and employment in San Francisco has hit a new all-time high. The number of employed San Francisco... Read More »